How To Install samdump2 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install samdump2 on Ubuntu.
What is samdump2
samdump2 is:
This tool is designed to dump Windows 2k/NT/XP password hashes from a SAM file, using the syskey bootkey from the system hive.
This package also provides the functionality of bkhive, which recovers the syskey bootkey from a Windows NT/2K/XP system hive.
Syskey is a Windows feature that adds an additional encryption layer to the password hashes stored in the SAM database.
There are three methods to install samdump2 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install samdump2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install samdump2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install samdump2
Install samdump2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install samdump2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install samdump2
Install samdump2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install samdump2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install samdump2
How To Uninstall samdump2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the samdump2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove samdump2
Uninstall samdump2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall samdump2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove samdump2
Remove samdump2 Configurations and Data
To remove samdump2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge samdump2
Remove samdump2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove samdump2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge samdump2
Dependencies
samdump2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install samdump2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.